If you're using GitHub Actions for your CI/CD needs, you can setup a self-hosted runner to cut your build times and save money. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/github-self-hosted-runners/
If you add a debugFillProperties() method to your custom widget classes, all your custom widget properties will show in the DevTools. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/debug-fill-properties/
Also included: GoRouter in maintenance mode, Dart Serialization Proposal, localizing an app into 55 languages, Cupertino and Material Updates, and more. https://codewithandrea.com/newsletter/january-2025/
If you enable code obfuscation in your Flutter release builds, the stack traces will be unreadable in the Sentry crash reports. Here's how to fix it. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/upload-source-maps-sentry/
If your Codemagic builds are failing, you can enable SSH access and login to the build runner to diagnose the issue. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/ssh-access-codemagic/
A reference guide for releasing your Flutter app on the Play Store, including app content, store listing, Android project settings, and code signing. https://codewithandrea.com/articles/how-to-release-flutter-google-play-store/
With VSCode, you can easily move your Dart classes and functions to a different file (this is very useful when refactoring). https://codewithandrea.com/tips/move-to-file-vscode-assist/
Here's how to overlay multiple widgets inside a Stack and constrain their size and position with Positioned and FractionallySizedBox. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/stack-fractionally-sized-box/
Also included: Dart 3.6, Flutter AI Toolkit, Flutter in Production livestream, and the latest from Code with Andrea. https://codewithandrea.com/newsletter/december-2024/
Since Dart 3.6 (Flutter 3.27), you can use _ as a digits separator. This works with integers and floats, as well as custom formats (hex, scientific). https://codewithandrea.com/tips/digits-separators-dart-3-6/
